Maui Surf Forecast for January 05, 2024
Photo Credit: Jan Busch
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 15-20 | 15-20 | 12-16 | 12-16 |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 15 to 20 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 15 to 20 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 7:03 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:58 PM HST. | |||||
Swell Summary
A large, long-period northwest swell will continue to build across the island chain this evening, resulting in advisory level surf along most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands. Offshore Buoy 51001 is still on the rise this afternoon, currently around 13 feet, and running around 2 to 3 feet higher than model guidance. As such, have bumped up the swell over the local waters and the surf by a couple of feet as well for tonight as the swell peaks. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect through 6 PM Friday for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and north facing shores of Maui. This swell will gradually decline Friday night through the weekend. A new long-period northwest swell, similar in size, will build Monday, peak Monday night and Tuesday, then gradually decline through the middle of next week.
Surf along east facing shores will steadily climb through the week due to a combination of the southeasterly winds locally and the upstream trade winds. By early next week, east facing shores will gradually decline as the upstream trades diminish. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend, with only background southerly swells. South shore surf could get rough and choppy Monday through the middle of next week as the south to southwest winds pick up.
NORTH SHORE
am 
pm 
Surf: Stomach to shoulder high NNE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to head high.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NE winds 20-25mph in the morning decreasing to 15-20mph in the afternoon.
SOUTH SHORE
am 
pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured with NNE winds 25-30mph in the morning decreasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
WEST SIDE
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high NNE short period wind swell with occasional chest high sets.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with NE winds 20-25mph. Clean conditions for the afternoon as the winds lighten to 15-20mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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